UMary Allen
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi i-turkey, i-guinea fowl, noma ihansi, uhlobo ngalunye luhlukile uma kuziwa ekuziphatheni kocansi. Uma umfuyi ewazi lo mehluko omuhle, unyaka wakhe wokuzala uzoba yimpumelelo.
Noma ubani owazi ukuziphatha kobulili kwezinkukhu ezifuywayo angakwazi ukufinyelela eziphethweni futhi azisebenzise ekuzaleni, kuchaza uchwepheshe wezinkukhu nomlobi u-Joachim Schille esethulweni se-Breeding Poultry Switzerland. Isihloko sibanzi futhi sithinta ukusebenza nobuhle benzalo. Yilabo kuphela ababheka izilwane zabo eduze abangazihlela kahle izimo zabo zokuhlala futhi baphumelele njengabafuyi. Kodwa ukuziphatha kobulili akuyona nje isenzo esihlanzekile sothando. Zonke izindaba ezinjengokuqomisana, ukukhwelana, ukuzalanisa, i-pecking order, ukufukamela, nokukhuliswa kufanele kufakwe.
Isici esijwayelekile sokuqomisana kwama-turkeys, isibonelo, amasondo enqola eduna. Ukunakwa akukona okoyedwa kuphela, kodwa kuzo zonke izinkukhu. Uma enye yezintokazi isilungele ukugana, yelula umzimba wayo noma ilale phansi. Ukukhwelana kube sekwenzeka ngokunyathela, lapho iturkey ene-spurs ingalimaza nesikhukhukazi. Ngakho-ke kuyanconywa, ikakhulukazi kumaqhude amadala, ukuba abe mfushane ama-spurs. Amaqhude asemancane avamise ukuthi axakeke kancane futhi anyathele eduze kwesikhukhukazi esikhundleni sokuba phezu kwaso.
I-Guinea Fowl Akufanele Iphume Esitebeleni Kuze kube semini
Njengoba umona wobulili ubonakala kakhulu kuma-turkeys, ama-turkeys amaningana akufanele agcinwe ndawonye. Kunalokho, kunconywa ukushintsha i-turkey nsuku zonke. Kungcono ukugcina iqhude nezinkukhu eziningana. Izikhukhukazi eziningi ziba ngcono, ngoba ingozi yokulimala ezilwaneni zesifazane iphansi. I-turkey ingakha iyunithi yokuzalanisa nezinkukhu ezifika kweziyisishiyagalombili. Phakathi nenkathi yokuzalanisa, ikhono le-turkey lokuvundisa liyehla ngenxa yokuthi ukuhamba kwesidoda sayo kuncipha ngenxa yokushisa kwangaphandle. Ama-degree Celsius ayishumi izinga lokushisa elifanele. Izikhukhukazi zifinyelela izinga eliphezulu lokuvundisa phakathi kwesonto lesine neleshumi nane lokubekela.
Nakuba amaguinea fowl egcinwa abantu, ukuziphatha kwawo kokukhwelana kusafana kakhulu nokwasendle. Uma behlala njengababili ezindaweni zokuzalanisa, cishe wonke amaqanda angavundiswa. Izinga lokuzala liyancipha ngenani lezinkukhu ezengeziwe, yingakho iqhude akufanele libale ngaphezu kwezinkukhu eziyisithupha endaweni yalo. I-Guinea fowl nayo inamandla emvelo lapho izalela amaqanda. Uma zingaphumela ngaphandle, zifuna indawo yokucasha amaqanda futhi ngokuvamile ziwabekela ehlakazekile ezindaweni lapho angathanda ukuchamisela khona ngelinye ilanga. Lokhu kungahambi kahle kungalungiswa ngokuthi izilwane zivunyelwe ukuphuma ngaphandle emini kwasemini futhi ngaleyo ndlela zibeke amaqanda azo esitebeleni.
Okhokho bamahansi asekhaya babenomfazi oyedwa. Nakuba namuhla izinhlobo eziningi zezingqimba zibophana nabalingani abahlukene, kuya kucaca ngokuphindaphindiwe ukuthi isibopho samahansi nomlingani oyedwa isikhathi eside kakhulu. Kungcono ukuzigcina ndawonye amashumi eminyaka ngoba izilwane kufanele ziqale zijwayelane nomngane wazo. Lesi sigaba ngokuvamile siqala ekwindla, yingakho imigqa yokuzalanisa kufanele ihlanganiswe kusenesikhathi. Schille uyeluleka: “Uma ufuna ukuzalanisa amahansi ngokuphumelelayo, kufanele uwabheke.” Amahansi agcinwa kangcono ezibayeni ezinkulu ukuze akwazi ukuzitholela ukudla. Ukulungela ukushada kuvela ku-gander ngokucwilisa noma ukuhoxisa intamo yayo. Ukuzala kuyanda ngokuya ngeminyaka futhi kufinyelela umvuthwandaba phakathi kweminyaka eyishumi neshumi nambili. Ukuzala kukhulu kakhulu entwasahlobo futhi kuyehla ngasehlobo.
Izimungulu Zesilisa Ziyi-Boorish futhi Ziyiphutha
Ukuvusa inkanuko yocansi emhlambini wezimungulu kuboniswa ngokuhiliza, ukwelula ikhanda, nokusabalala komsila. Udrake ungumthandi odelelayo. Ngemva kokukhwelana nedada lokuqala, igijima ilandela elinye ipipi layo lilenga bese yenza isenzo esilandelayo. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kuziphatha kungalimaza ne-drake, njengoba ivame ukuzilimaza ngenxa yejubane layo elimatasa nesivinini.
Ukuziphatha kwamadada afuywayo kuhlukile. Bahlala ngamaqembu futhi bakha i-hierarchy lapho, okuyinto, nokho, engabonakali kakhulu kunezinkukhu. Amadada afuywayo awakhubazekile, kunalokho ayesaba ngokwesimilo. Imikhuba yokukhwelana yamadada asendle iyabonakala kuphela edada elifuywayo. Amabili akheka kakhulu ezinhlotsheni ezincane zamadada. Abafuyi batusa ukugcina idrake eyodwa kanye nezikhukhukazi ezintathu kuya kweziyisihlanu. Lawa maqembu angaqoqwa ngokuthanda kwakhe, futhi ukuzimisela ukushada kuboniswa lapha ngokwelula intamo. Uma idada lingakulungele lokhu, i-drake ingagijima ngemva kwayo kuphela. Ukuzala kungcono kakhulu onyakeni wokuqala wokuphila. Ngakho-ke, kunconywa ukuzalanisa nama-drakes amancane nezinsikazi ezincane, ezibeka kangcono nakakhulu.
Iqhude lithanda izikhukhukazi eseziqhakazile, okusho ukuthi seziqalile ukubeka amaqanda. Kuye kwaphawulwa emigqeni yokuzalanisa ukuthi inkukhu esezingeni eliphezulu ngokuvamile ayikhahlelwa futhi nezinkukhu ezisezingeni eliphansi azikhwelani ngenxa yokuthi zixoshwa. Lokhu kuziphatha kamuva kubonakala ekuvundiseni kwamaqanda.